First wave for Slam Dunk Festival South 2027

Artists in this update

• Bowling for Soup

  Pop Punk · Punk Rock · Alternative Rock

  Texas pop punk veterans known for humorous, hook-driven anthems including 1985 and Girl All The Bad Guys Want. A beloved staple of the pop punk scene since the late 90s.

• Simple Plan

  Pop Punk · Alternative Rock

  With catchy songs and energetic shows, Simple Plan have been pop-punk mainstays since the early 2000s.

• Reel Big Fish

  Ska Punk · Third Wave Ska

  The California band combine fast ska punk, horn sections and humorous songs in an exuberant live show.

• Less Than Jake

  Ska Punk · Pop Punk

  Gainesville lifers with a horn section, slamming third-wave ska and punk together at full tilt since the early nineties and refusing to let a live crowd catch its breath.

• The Interrupters

  Ska-Punk

  American ska-punk band known for brisk offbeats and energetic live shows.

• Grade 2

  Punk Rock

  Punk Rock act with raw energy, direct choruses and guitar-driven sound. The music blends Punk Rock with Punk Rock and emotional live dynamics.

• Killswitch Engage

  Metalcore · Heavy Metal · Post-Hardcore

  Massachusetts metalcore band widely credited as pioneers of the modern metalcore sound. Alive or Just Breathing and As Daylight Dies are landmark albums in the genre's development.

• Beartooth

  Metalcore · Hard Rock

  Caleb Shomo's Beartooth deliver direct metalcore and hard rock with anthemic hooks and intense live energy.

• Wage War

  Metalcore · Alternative Metal

  Florida's Wage War combine hard-hitting metalcore with melodic choruses and modern production.

• The Amity Affliction

  Metalcore · Post-Hardcore

  Australia's The Amity Affliction blend emotional post-hardcore with powerful metalcore and huge choruses.

• ERRA

  Metalcore · Progressive Metalcore · Post-Hardcore

  US progressive metalcore band from Birmingham, Alabama, acclaimed for intricate guitar work, seamless clean and harsh vocal interplay, and a consistent string of critically praised albums.

• Melrose Avenue

  Alternative · Metalcore

  Australian alternative-metal act with a modern metalcore edge. The sound blends heavy riffs, electronic details and melodic choruses.

• From Ashes To New

  Nu-Metal · Metalcore · Rap Rock

  US nu-metal and metalcore band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, blending rapped verses with melodic hooks and heavy guitar work in the tradition of early 2000s crossover acts.

• Sleeping with Sirens

  Post-Hardcore · Pop Punk · Alternative Rock

  Michigan post-hardcore band known for Kellin Quinn's soaring tenor vocals and melodic punk energy. One of the leading acts of the 2010s post-hardcore and pop-punk scene.

• The Used

  Post-Hardcore · Emo · Alternative Rock

  Utah post-hardcore band whose early 2000s albums were cornerstones of the emo and post-hardcore scene. Known for raw emotional intensity and Bert McCracken's visceral vocal delivery.

• The Maine

  Alternative Rock · Pop Rock

  Arizona's The Maine deliver melodic alternative rock with pop appeal, emo roots and an intimate live connection.

• We The Kings

  Pop Punk · Alternative Rock · Emo

  US pop punk band from Bradenton, Florida, who broke through with the anthem Check Yes Juliet and have remained a staple of melodic punk and emo-tinged radio rock.

• The Academy Is...

  Emo · Pop Punk · Alternative Rock

  The Academy Is... helped define 2000s emo and pop punk, pairing big hooks with polished rock arrangements.

• Cute Is What We Aim For

  Pop Punk · Emo

  Cute Is What We Aim For pair the melodic pop-punk and emo sound of the 2000s with sharp lyrics and catchy hooks.

• The Front Bottoms

  Indie Rock · Folk Punk

  The Front Bottoms mix narrative indie rock, folk punk and offbeat everyday observations into a distinctive sound.

• Four Year Strong

  Pop Punk · Easycore

  Four Year Strong combine pop-punk hooks with hardcore riffs and the high-energy punch of easycore.

• Trophy Eyes

  Punk Rock · Emo

  Australia's Trophy Eyes blend punk rock and emo with personal lyrics and anthemic melodies.

• Knuckle Puck

  Pop Punk · Emo

  Chicago's Knuckle Puck deliver direct pop punk with emotional urgency and singalong choruses.

• Overgrown

  Nu-Metal · Grunge

  Four lads from the border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, dredging up all the downtuned grunge and nu-metal sludge the '90s tried to bury.

• Love Rarely

  Alternative Rock · Emo

  Love Rarely combine modern alternative rock with emo tension, jagged guitars and immediate energy.

• Hot Milk

  Rock · Pop Punk

  Rock act with raw energy, direct choruses and guitar-driven sound. The music blends Rock with Pop Punk and emotional live dynamics.

• Mouth Culture

  Alternative Rock · Pop Punk

  British Alternative Rock act with raw energy, direct choruses and guitar-driven sound. The music blends Alternative Rock with Pop Punk and emotional live dynamics.

• As December Falls

  Pop Punk · Alternative Rock

  Nottingham's As December Falls combine confident pop punk with alternative rock and big melodic choruses.

• RedHook

  Alternative Rock · Pop Punk

  Sydney's RedHook blend alternative rock, pop punk and electronic touches into a modern, explosive sound.